Undergarment



M. A. HIRSH.

'UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1919.

Patented Feb. 17,1920.

,4 TTOHNEYS nrurn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON ADOLPI-I ninsn, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR '10 001m GOLDWATER 00., or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION.

UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application filed June 25, 1919. Serial No. 306,570.

To all 207mm may concern.-

Be it known that I, MILTON AnoLrrr Hrnsn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Los Angeles, in the county of Les A geles and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Undergarment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an undergarment, and aims more yide a garment of this type which shall be especially strengthened at the points of greatest strain, so that the maximum amount of wear may be obtained from such garment.

It is a well-known fact that in undergarments made of a non-elastic weave of goods, and more particularly where such garments are worn by persons residing in hot climates, where excessive perspiration of the body takes place, after a surprisingly short time the body of the garment breaks, eliminating the further usefulness of the garment.

Take, for example, the upper portion of union suits and undershirts of what is known as'the athletic type, it is found that after several wearings and washings, upon any sudden strain being exerted across the chest of the wearer against the garment, the same will break, due to the rotting action of perspiration. These breaks usually occur at the'armholes of the garment, but quite frequently it is found that a break takes place between the armholes and the center portion of the garment. The former is caused by an excessive perspiration around the underside of the arms and by the improper reinforcing of the armhole edge, also by the uneven transmission of the strain of such reinforcing edge to the portion of the garment between the armhole and the center of the garment.

Having these defects in mind, I have made a garment with a properly-constructed reinforced armhole edge.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, in which Figure 1 is a front View of a garment applied to the body of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a side View of the upper portion thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section shown along line 33,

Fi 1; and

particularly to prothe wearer, as outwardly; and toward the same, inwardly, it will be seen that the forward part 2 of the arm opening, as is clearly shown in Fig. t, extends inwardly,

has been indicated by the reference numeral 3, downwardly parallel to the main portion of the body 1, as is shown at i; outwardly, as at 5; and upwardly, as has been indicated by the reference numeral 6.

A separate strip of material 7 has its inermost ed e doubled under and is secured to the garment 1 by means of stitching such as 9. The strip, being secured as has been indicated, extends thence toward the edge of the armhole 2, between the material 1 and the upwardly-turned portion 6 of the same, around the edge of this portion, is enfolded by the inwardly-extending portion 3 of the same, as at 10, and thence between the inner face of the upwardly-extending portion 6 and the inner face of the downwardly-extending portion at, as has been shown by the reference numeral 11.

As is usual the garment is made with front and rear portions wlL'ch are joined together along the sides and at the shoulders. Indicating the rear portion of the garment by the reference numeral 12, it will be seen that the portion 1 is bent inwardly as at 13, downwardly and parallel to the surface of the rear portion 12, as at 13; the upper portion of the strip 7 extending upwardly, parallel, and in contact with the portion 1, inwardly as at 17, and conforming to the inwardly-turned portion 13, and downwardly as indicated at 18, and again conforming to the downwardly-turned portion 1 1 of the portion 1.

The rear portion of the garment, as indicated by the reference numeral 12, extends outwardly, as shown at 15, covers the edges of the portions 1 and 7, and thence, upwardly, as at 16, between the inner faces of the upwardlyand downwardly-extending portions of the strip 7 the whole being sedesire to claim:

cured in position by any suitable means,

such as rows of stitching 19, with respect to the aforedescribed shoulder joints, stitching,

such as20, being employed, as is indicated in Fig. l, toretain the reinforced edges in applied position around the armholes of the garment.

From the foregoing it will readily be appreciated that I have constructed a reinforced edge for a garment which will be practically indestructible, if subjected to the usual treatment, and one which will also tend to distribute evenly over the entire garment any sudden strains imparted to any particular portion of it.

It is obvious that a number of modifications in structure might be resorted to without departing from the scope of my claims, such as, for instance, the reinforcing around the entire arm opening, etc.

Havin thus described my invention, I

1. A reinforcement, including, in combination with the body portion of a garment, an extraneous strip secured to said body portion, the outer portions of said strip and body portion extending upwardly, inwardly and downwardly, the body portion extending beyond the downwardly extending portion of the extraneous strip and around the edge of the same and extending thence upwardly between the inner faces of the upwardlyand downwardly-extending portions of said strip. a

2. A reinforcement, including, in combination with the front and rear body portions of a garment, the edges of said portions to be secured together being arranged in cross section corresponding to a pair of hooklike portions in engagement with one another, an extraneous strip associated with one of said body portions and paralleling the same, the whole being secured together by rows of stitching passing through the Various layers.

MILTON ADOLPH HIRSH. 

